Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-28
State AFFAIRS.
Colonel H, 3. Andrews to be Put Fer
ward as Railway Commissioner if
Such a Bill becomes a Law.
4 Substitute Bill Likely 30 be- OGered
in Both Houses for the Two Fail.
way Commission Bills.
Ehs HUGss Finance Co ~ mittse 10 Report
tho General Appropriation Bill To-
Day or To- Z orrow.
NDlDATE ZOE RAILROAD CoMNIssIONEE

CANDIDATE FOR RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEN Feb. 27.-Ia s CONVEX
sation this evening over TIE prospects OF
the railroad commission bill becoming d
law, & prominent gentleman remGr5ed
that iu> case the bill did become law
that Col. Il. 3. Andrews, an ex-State
Senator, and one of the most expert rail
road men in the state, would be put for
ward by his friends for the position as
one of the members on the board Of COM
missioners.
GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House f1ance committee will Te-
port the gererai appropriation oil Mon
day or Tuesday. 1t is understood that
the salaries for clerk hire and other con-
tingent expenses have been greatly re-
duced, and some fear to an extent that
VIII prove injurious to the efficiency Of
some of the departments.
WHEN WILL IT END
The last week has been chiefly devoted
in both houses to the consideration of
the intricacies that surround the railroad
problem. Everything available in the
shape of reports, decisions a1d extracts
from the speeches Of emluent statesmen,
has been brought forward by the
advocates Il the bill to mske
strong their arguments in favor
of its passage, wAi'e the equally yigils1t
opponents have searched the nasty
records snd burned the midnight oil to
gather fragments If proof 10 hurl a. the
position occupied by the supporters "f
the bill. During the debate over the
question in the Senate yesterday, some Of
the cOmbatantS worked themselves up TO
q fever heat, sud il looked AZ Que time as
if the sergeaut-GGarms would have To in
terfeTe to prevent some OF the Sen
Ntors seJtlin.; the matter in the
good old way of Z "hSt-a-cuft."
The mstter has never been - closely
contested in She House, snd though the
argument has taken wider range, q con-
cluslon was more speedily reached, and
the bill passed &c en%roS$ment in that
body yesterday by large majo'ity.
1t is thought by some of the able Ser
ators that substitute VIII be offered by
both sides, upon which E compromise
NAV be eff cted. Otherwise 1t is doubt
full what will be the final result Of this
prolonged III cuSsiOn.
CANNOT FURNISH THE BRAINS.
1SSlGIubJJ Willie ouc VI
was examining into the accounts and
statements of one OF the departments, ne
said that while everything looked all
right he could "nDt understand one OF the
Statements" which, being plain enough,
seemingly, caused the urbane head of the
department To remark that, while it wss
his duty and it gave him pleasure TO fur
nish the necessary date, accounts, state
ments, etc , yet it was impossible for him
to furnish brains to the Senate.
GENERAL NOTES.
Rv. Frank p. Mitchell, Chaplain OF tue
House, held services in th5 nell OF the
House at O'clock p. ~, ia response -
sn invitation fcom the memIers vi the
! Lygis ature lie wGs greeted By \ respects-
Die audience, composed in & greater pat
| Of the members Cf bOth houses.
! SerLean,-2t-ArFls HeGEesSey calmly
watched the w2r of words in the Senate
Yesterday, aud locked as though b. op!y
desired #iuk from President Wheeler
to bring she refractory III mbers 10
knowledge Of his presence.